Back-end changes could be coming to Red Deer's recycling system as city council has opted to participate in Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR), a policy implemented by the provincial government to shift end of life product management from municipalities to producers.EPR legislation was enacted in 2022 and council r...

Local motorists are advised of an upcoming road closure at the 48 Avenue and 48 Street intersection.From September 6 to September 13, City officials note the intersection at 48 Ave and 48 St will be closed for utility installation. Detour signage will be in place to reroute traffic along 49 Street and 47 Avenue.Drivers...

The head of the province's new health authority for mental health and addictions, dubbed Recovery Alberta, says it's important people understand the new organization's purpose.Recovery Alberta came about after the Province announced last November that it would be splitting Alberta Health Services into several different...

Red Deer's city council has endorsed eight initiatives for administration to use as guidelines to boost housing supply and improve affordability in an effort to strengthen the City's application in round two of the Housing Accelerator Fund (HAF).The HAF, or HAF2 in this case, is distributed by the Canadian Mortgage and...

Despite an overall increase in the number of people working, Alberta's unemployment rate was up last month.In Statistics Canada's latest Labour Force Survey, it says the unemployment rate in the province was 7.7 per cent in August, and increase of 0.6 per cent from July.There was an increase in employment of nearly 13,...

Recovery efforts continue to support the return of Jasper residents. The last of the major wildfires, which had previously been out of control, are now classified as either under control or being held.Recovery task force actionsThe Jasper Recovery Task Force continues to support the development of interim housing optio...

An international credit rating agency says Canada's canola industry could take a $1-billion hit in the wake of new Chinese trade actions.Morningstar DBRS says China's plan to launch an anti-dumping investigation into canola seed imports from Canada could result in China levying tariffs on the crop.The agency says such ...

The Government of Alberta is encouraging women to get an education in fields that generally underrepresent women. It was announced on September 4, 2024, that there will be three post-secondary academic scholarships given to women this upcoming school year. Two of those have already been introduced, The Women in Science...

The rates that Albertans pay for electricity and natural gas have reportedly gone down in recent months.The Alberta Utilities Commission reports that, between August 2023 and August 2024, the average monthly price for default electricity rates in the province decreased from 32.27 cents per kilowatt hour to 13.19.That a...

Alberta's government says it's pulling $1.53 billion in funding from a massive Calgary Green Line light rail transit project already deep in sunk costs.Premier Danielle Smith's United Conservative government is blaming former mayor, NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi, for past mismanagement, while Calgary city council is pointin...

SASKATOON, Sask. - Police say a 14-year-old girl has been charged with attempted murder, aggravated assault and arson after a student was set on fire at a Saskatoon high school. They say the 15-year-old victim is in serious condition in hospital. More coming. The Canadian Press

OTTAWA - China has launched a complaint against Canada at the World Trade Organization over recently announced tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, aluminum and steel. The Ministry of Commerce announcement of the filing comes after a promise earlier this week it would do so. Following in the footsteps of the U.S., Pri...

MONTREAL - Quebec's Environment Department is taking soil samples from trucks headed to the Mohawk community of Kanesatake as part of an effort to fight illegal dumping in the area. The operation is underway this week in collaboration with provincial police, and a department spokesperson says it's part of an "acti...

Canadian musician Jacob Hoggard is seeking leave to appeal his sexual assault conviction before Canada's top court. The Supreme Court of Canada website shows Hoggard filed a notice of application for leave to appeal earlier this week. Meanwhile, the Court of Appeal for Ontario says the Hedley frontman will be seeking b...

OTTAWA - The New Democrats used a stock image from Russia in a recent video, weeks after the party criticized the Conservatives for doing the same. On Wednesday NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh announced in a video message that he was ending the supply and confidence deal with the Liberal government, while accusing Conservativ...

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Statistics Canada to release August jobs report today amid labour market slowdown Statistics Canada is set to release its August labour force survey this morning. Economists polled by Reuters are forecasting employers added 25,000...

NEW YORK (AP) - A judge agreed Friday to postpone Donald Trump's sentencing in his hush money case until after the November election, granting him a hard-won reprieve as he navigates the aftermath of his criminal conviction and the homestretch of his presidential campaign. Manhattan Judge Juan M. Merchan, who is also w...

NEW YORK (AP) - A judge agreed Friday to postpone Donald Trump's sentencing in his hush money case until after the November election, granting him a hard-won reprieve as he navigates the aftermath of his criminal conviction and the homestretch of his presidential campaign. Manhattan Judge Juan M. Merchan, who is also w...

CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (AP) - A former Mafia hitman was sentenced to 25 years in prison Friday in the 2018 fatal prison bludgeoning of notorious Boston gangster James "Whitey" Bulger. Federal prisoner Fotios "Freddy" Geas was sentenced in federal court in northern West Virginia after pleading guilty to v...

WINDER, Ga. (AP) - The 14-year-old suspect in a shooting at a Georgia high school that killed four people will stay in detention as his lawyer declined to seek bail at a Friday morning court hearing. THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP's earlier story follows below. WINDER, Ga. (AP) - The 14-year-old accused of fatally ...

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - A fire in a school dormitory in Kenya killed 17 students and seriously burned 13 others, police said Friday. There are fears that the death toll may rise, police said. The cause of the fire Thursday night at Hillside Endarasha Primary in Nyeri county was being investigated, police spokesperson Res...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Patrick Mahomes thought for a moment that the Chiefs were headed to overtime. So did Ravens counterpart Lamar Jackson, who had found Isaiah Likely in the back of the end zone with no time left for a touchdown that appeared to tie the game. In the end, the NFL's season opener Thursday night was d...